Ocorian, the independent global diversified financial services group has made two key hires to its newly established Strategic Client Group with the appointments of Jamie Gleeson and James Kent.

They are joining Chief Commercial Officer, Simon Behan's newly established Strategic Client Group, focused on maximising client cross-sell opportunities and bringing the full power of Ocorian's five service offerings to each client relationship.

Jamie Gleeson, an asset management sector specialist with over 22 years' experience in senior business development roles and most recently Head of EMEA Hedge Fund Sales at SS&C GlobeOp. Previously he worked for BNY Mellon, State Street, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Based in London, he will work closely with service line heads and client teams to develop strategic client solutions that best support our growing clients' needs.

James Kent brings nearly 24 years' experience in institutional relationship management and sales within large international banks. He worked at Northern Trust in London for more than 14 years most recently as a Senior Relationship Manager within their Asset Servicing business. Previously he worked in relationship and operational management roles at Bank of New York Mellon, International Financial Data Services, and Mellon Fund Administration.

Commenting on the appointments, Simon Behan said: "With the addition of Jamie and James this really underlines our intent to support our clients with the most effective solution for their specific needs, now and into the future. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organisation and will work closely with all Ocorian's service lines to understand our clients' strategic objectives and most effective solution to support them going forward."